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McDonald’s fired Pharrell Williams 3 times—and then he created its famous jingle ‘I’m loving it’
Before becoming a decades-long stable in hip-hop, R&B and pop music, Pharrell Williams was fired from three separate McDonald’s loctions. That didn’t stop the fast-food chain from calling on him when they needed a catchy jingle for their commercials. “I thought it was ironic, and I thought it was very funny,” Williams, 51, said during […]
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CDC says McDonald’s E. coli outbreak is over
In this photo illustration, a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald’s on October 23, 2024 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday said the deadly E. coli outbreak linked to slivered […]
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McDonald’s preparing a 2025 ‘McValue’ offering
A McDonald’s is seen in the Flatbush neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, on Oct. 23, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images McDonald’s is preparing 2025 value offerings in a bid to hang onto customers who are fed up with high costs at restaurants. The company is working on a new “McValue” approach for […]
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Restaurant executives can’t wait for 2025 after slow traffic and wave of bankruptcies
A McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images After a tough year for the restaurant industry, executives can’t wait for 2025 to start. “I don’t know about you guys, but I’m ready for ’24 to be behind us, and I think ’25 is going […]
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McDonald’s to invest over $100 million to speed up recovery after E. coli outbreak
A Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries and a drink arranged at a McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images In the wake of last month’s E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s slivered onions, the fast food giant said it will invest over $100 million […]
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China consumer slowdown weighs on U.S. earnings again
People walk at a shopping complex in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China April 13, 2024. Tingshu Wang | Reuters From Apple to Starbucks, U.S. consumer brands are reporting yet another quarter of China sales declines. The falling revenue in what’s been a major market for the U.S. companies comes amid tepid consumer spending in China and […]
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A fast-changing Chinese coffee market awaits Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol
People seen around the Starbucks coffee store in Shenzhen, China. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images On Starbucks’ fourth-quarter earnings call, newly installed CEO Brian Niccol told investors he needed to spend more time in China to understand the challenges. The company’s same-store sales in the country plummeted 14% as foot traffic and the […]
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CDC says 90 people affected in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
A Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries and a drink arranged at a McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ninety people in 13 states have been infected in a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, the Centers for Disease Control and […]
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McDonald’s executives say E. coli outbreak is ‘behind us’
McDonald’s Chris Kempczinski speaks about fresh beef expansion at a McDonald’s event in Oak Brook, Illinois. Richa Naidu | Reuters A week after health authorities publicly linked a deadly E. coli outbreak to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers, the company’s CEO, Chris Kempczinski, told investors that the situation is now behind them. “How we’ve handled the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: VF Corp, McDonald’s, Pfizer, PayPal and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. VF Corp – Shares soared nearly 20% following the North Face and JanSport parent’s better-than-expected quarterly results. For the fiscal second quarter, the company posted adjusted earnings of 60 cents per share on $2.76 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by LSEG were looking for 37 cents […]
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